HP FlexFabric 11900 Switch Series - HP 11900-CMW710-R2105P05 Release Notes

Copy flash:/newest.ipe to slot5#flash:/newest.ipe?[Y/N]:y

Copying file flash:/newest.ipe to slot5#flash:/newest.ipe...Done.

NOTE:

You can configure the switch as the FTP server

, FTP client, or TFTP client. The transfer procedures vary

slightly

. For more information about FTP and TFTP, see

HP 11900 Switch Series Fundamentals

Configuration Guid

Upgrading software from the CLI

Before upgrading software, verify that the software file is stored in the root directory of the flashes on the

MPUs.

Perform the following tasks as needed:

• Upgrade BootWare

• Upgrade Comware software

• Install a patch package

1. Upgrade BootWare

The following example uses new.bin to upgrade the BootWare.

NOTE:

The

BootWare image stored on the active MPU can be used to upgrade the active MPU, LPUs, and

switching fabric modules while that stored on the standby MPU is used to upgrade the standby MPU only.

# Upgrade the BootWare on the active MPU (in slot 4).

<Sysname> bootrom update file flash:/new.bin slot 4

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s),

Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating the Boot ROM, please wait........... ...........Done

# Upgrade the BootWare on the standby MPU (in slot 5).

<Sysname> bootrom update file slot5#flash:/new.bin slot 5

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s),

Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating the Boot ROM, please wait........... ...........Done

# Upgrade the BootWare on the LPU in slot 3. (Upgrade other LPUs in the same way.)

<Sysname> bootrom update file flash:/new.bin slot 3

This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s),

Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now updating the Boot ROM, please wait........... ...........Done

# Reboot the switch to complete the upgrade.

<Sysname> reboot

Start to check configuration with next startup configuration file, please wait.

........DONE!

This command will reboot the device. Continue? [Y/N]:y

Now rebooting, please wait...

2. Upgrade Comware software

The following example uses newest.ipe to upgrade Comware software.